MLB All-Star Game rosters released. Where did American League starters go to high school?
The Midsummer Classic is almost here.
The 2026 MLB All-Star Game is set to descend on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, July 14 to mark the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. The game is set to air at 8 p.m. on FOX.
USA TODAY Sports wanted to dig a little deeper. Where did it all start for the All-Star Game starters?
Here’s a look at the starting lineup for the American League All-Stars, and where they went to high school:
Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels CF
High School: Millville Senior (NJ)
Highlights: Trout’s career along the Jersey Shore is well documented. Initially a pitcher and a shortstop with Millville Senior, he switched to outfield, where he hit 18 home runs, a New Jersey record at the time. The Los Angeles Angels selected Trout with the 25th overall selection of the 2009 MLB Draft, prompting Trout to forgo a college commitment to East Carolina. Since his arrival into professional baseball, he’s made 12 All-Star appearances, won three AL MVP awards, and is a 9-time Silver Slugger award winner.
Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros DH
High School: None
Highlights: Alvarez hails from Cuba, and had to defect from Cuba in 2016 to establish residency in Haiti. That’s where he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers as an international free agent before being traded later that year to the Houston Astros. Upon his arrival in the big leagues, Alvarez was unanimously named the AL Rookie of the Year, posting a .655 slugging percentage. He’s also won a World Series with the Astros in 2022, along with earning All-MLB First Team honors that same year.
Shea Langeliers, Athletics C
High School: Keller (TX)
Highlights: Langeliers is one of two Keller grads starting in this year’s All-Star Game, alongside Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Langeliers began catching as a sophomore in high school, hitting .369 with six home runs and 31 RBI. Langeliers passed on signing with the Toronto Blue Jays after they picked him in the 34th round, choosing to play collegiately at Baylor. After three largely successful seasons in Waco that included a spot with Team USA’s Collegiate National Team, Langeliers was selected with the ninth overall selection in the 2019 MLB Draft by the Atlanta Braves.
Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays 3B
High School: None
Highlights: Caminero was not a traditional high school student, growing up in the Dominican Republic and starting to play baseball starting at 5 years old. At the age of 11, he played in an international baseball tournament held in the United States, getting on the radar of multiple big league clubs. In 2019, the Cleveland Indians signed him as an international free agent before being traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2022.
Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals SS
High School: Colleyville Heritage (TX)
Highlights: Witt’s had the spotlight on him for years, starting with his largely successful high school career. At Colleyville, he hit .446 with 10 home runs as a junior, winning the High School Home Run Derby before being named Under Armour All-American Game MVP later that summer. As a senior, he hit .515 with 15 home runs, 54 RBI, and 17 stolen bases, being named the Gatorade National High School Baseball Player of the Year.
Cody Bellinger, New York Yankees RF
High School: Hamilton (AZ)
Highlights: Bellinger starred in the Phoenix metro area for Hamilton, earning team MVP as a junior and senior. His senior year, Bellinger hit .429 but had just one home run, adding nine doubles and a pair of triples. The Los Angeles Dodgers selected him in the fourth round (124th overall) in the 2013 MLB Draft, passing on a college commitment to Oregon. He signed over slot at $700,000.
Ben Rice, New York Yankees 1B
High School: Noble and Greenough (MA)
Highlights: Like Drake Baldwin on the National League side, Rice also played baseball and hockey in high school. Rice started out on junior varsity before working his way up to the varsity level, earning a scholarship to play at Dartmouth. With the Big Green, Rice had to thrive during summer leagues because of the Ivy League’s cancellations of the 2020 and 2021 seasons due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The New York Yankees selected Rice in the 12th round (363rd overall) of the 2021 MLB Draft.
Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers LF
High School: Hagerty (FL)
Highlights: Greene played with fellow big leaguer Vaughn Grissom in high school in the Orlando area, hitting .422 as a senior with eight home runs and 22 RBI. Originally committed to Florida, Greene passed on the Gators after being drafted with the fifth overall selection of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers. Greene has made three consecutive All-Star appearances, winning a Silver Slugger award last season.
Ernie Clement, Toronto Blue Jays 2B
High School: Brighton (NY)
Highlights: Clement hails from upstate New York in the greater Rochester area, playing his high school ball for the Brighton Bruins. In high school career, Clement hit .472 and put together a senior year where he hit .528 with no strikeouts. He went undrafted and enrolled at Virginia partly on scholarship, helping the Cavaliers secure their first national title in 2015. In 745 at-bats in college, Clement struck out just 31 times. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fourth round of the 2017 MLB Draft.
Dylan Cease, Toronto Blue Jays P
High School: Milton (GA)
Highlights: Cease starred at Milton in the Atlanta suburbs, leading the Eagles to a GHSA Class 6A title in 2013. As a junior, he pitched to a 9-0 record with a 0.81 ERA, striking out 100 in 69 1/3 innings. Entering his senior year, he was widely regarded as a top pick in the 2014 MLB Draft, but elbow issues during the season resulted in a sixth round selection by the Chicago Cubs.
Who is on the MLB All-Star rosters?
American League All-Stars
- Bryan Baker, Tampa Bay Rays P
- Aroldis Chapman, Boston Red Sox P
- Jacob Latz, Texas Rangers P
- Nick Martinez, Tampa Bay Rays P
- Parker Messick, Cleveland Guardians P
- Drew Rasmussen, Tampa Bay Rays P
- Joe Ryan, Minnesota Twins P
- Cam Schlittler, New York Yankees P
- Cade Smith, Cleveland Guardians P
- Ranger Suarez, Boston Red Sox P
- Louis Varland, Toronto Blue Jays P
- Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers P
- Michael Wacha, Kansas City Royals P
- Dillon Dingler, Detroit Tigers C
- Adley Rutschman, Baltimore Orioles C
- Willson Contreras, Boston Red Sox 1B
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays 1B
- Nick Kurtz, Athletics 1B
- Munetaka Murakami, Chicago White Sox 1B
- Travis Bazzana, Cleveland Guardians 2B
- Miguel Vargas, Chicago White Sox 3B
- Kevin McGonigle, Detroit Tigers SS
- Randy Arozarena, Seattle Mariners OF
- Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins OF
- Aaron Judge, New York Yankees OF
- Tristan Peters, Chicago White Sox OF
- Ceddanne Rafaela, Boston Red Sox OF
- Yandy Diaz, Tampa Bay Rays DH
National League All-Stars
- Braxton Ashcraft, Pittsburgh Pirates P
- Chase Burns, Cincinnati Reds P
- Jhoan Duran, Philadelphia Phillies P
- Foster Griffin, Washington Nationals P
- Raisel Iglesias, Atlanta Braves P
- Jesus Luzardo, Philadelphia Phillies P
- Max Meyer, Miami Marlins P
- Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee Brewers P
- Riley O’Brien, St. Louis Cardinals P
- Eduardo Rodriguez, Arizona Diamondbacks P
- Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves P
- Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates P
- Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants P
- Justin Wrobleski, Los Angeles Dodgers P
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Los Angeles Dodgers P
- William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers C
- Hunter Goodman, Colorado Rockies C
- Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies 1B
- Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves 1B
- Luis Arraez, San Francisco Giants 2B
- Sal Stewart, Cincinnati Reds 3B
- Otto Lopez, Miami Marlins SS
- Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks OF
- Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs OF
- Jordan Walker, St. Louis Cardinals OF
- James Wood, Washington Nationals OF
- Ivan Herrera, St. Louis Cardinals DH
- Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers DH
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